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I don't even know what to say about this guy... He's so inspiring and amazing, I'm just speechless!

 
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Wow is right! I visited his website and I'm enthralled with his bartering board. I'm brainstorming how to get one of those going in my community now...
 
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Suzanne Shaddix wrote:I don't even know what to say about this guy... He's so inspiring and amazing, I'm just speechless!



Thank you for posting this video. This guy's lifestyle is inspiring on many levels, and should be required viewing for anyone who might feel like their life is in a rut. Just when you think you've seen every possible way of living a life, someone like this comes along and creates a whole new category.
His wagon/trailer is an amazingly versatile kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, storefront, dairy and more.
 
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Now that’s proper van life. (I really hope he doesn’t have an instagram account).
 
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Edward Norton wrote:Now that’s proper van life. (I really hope he doesn’t have an instagram account).


I don't know about instagram, but he has his own youtube channel (most people find him now through that video Kirsten Dirksen made, but he has made many videos with his phone, for years!) and an account on facebook.
Since I discovered him (yes, I saw Kirsten Dirksen's video too) I started watching his own videos. Some are really interesting, some are not (when he's 'angry at bad guys').
 
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Thanks Inge - I'll check him out. Sounds like he needs to read Pauls's book
 
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One of his most interesting 'inventions' is this 'wearable wool tiny home':

 
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Fantastic
 
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Yeah I subscribed to his utube channel.
Found it through kirsten too.
Been watching it for awhile.
 Never thought much about which is the most sustainable pet before.
 
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Hermit + Permaculture = Hermiculture?
 
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Wow, this is amazing!  I've spent the last five or six years engaging with our homeless population, and my daughter was homeless for the past year as well and living on the streets.  What I'm most impressed with is his ingenuity and the fact that he's taken steps to not only create his own solutions, but that he's effectively created prototypes of products that could be used by other people in that situation.  I lived in a sheep wagon for six months (which was HUGE compared to his) and I'm feeling slightly inadequate in comparison since I simply drove to the farmer's market to get my food and did very little in the way of figuring out how to feed myself.  BUT, living in a sheep wagon is one of the all time best living arrangements that I've experimented with.  I loved it.  I'm not sure that I have enough grit to do it the way he is though.
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Signa Strom wrote: I lived in a sheep wagon for six months.



That looks fantastic. I'd love to see more pics, particularly of the exterior, if you have.

 
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Here's another video of this guy:

 
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